Time itself now lay dead: Asyut and its necropoleis in western travel accounts of the 17th-19th centruies: construction, destruction and reconstruction.

中埃及的阿苏特是法老时期埃及最重要的城市之一。作为一个文化中心，这座城市产生了具有历史、文化和艺术重要性的文物和文献，反映了其区域多样性。欧洲和美国的旅行者在17、18和19世纪访问了阿苏特，并报道了这座城市和阿苏特的西部山脉--这是在考古发掘之前很久的事情。本书研究了其中的100个旅行记录，其中一些迄今尚未出版，因此可以重建那段时间考古遗迹的保存状况。此外，人们还可以追溯西方旅行者所描绘的阿苏特及其居民的形象，也可以追溯阿苏特及其山脉如何在情感上影响了早期旅行者。

Asyut in Middle Egypt was one of the most important Egyptian cities during the Pharaonic Period. As a cultural focal point, the city generated artefacts and texts of historical, cultural and artistic importance, which reflect its regional diversity. European and American travellers visited Asyut during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries and reported about the city and the western mountain of Asyut - a long time before archaeological excavations took place. One hundred of these travel accounts - some of them hitherto unpublished - are studied in the present book, so that the state of preservation of archaeological monuments during that time can be reconstructed. In addition, one can trace the picture of Asyut and its inhabitants, which the western travellers constructed, and one can also trace how Asyut and its mountain affected the early travellers emotionally.